- David Stemler was shot dead around 2am at Canterbury last July
- A pregnant woman has now been charged with his murder
- The 23-year-old woman has been refused bail and is in custody
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A 23-year-old pregnant woman has been charged with the shooting murder of a neck-tattooed man last year in a bloody gangland killing.
Rhylee Stig is behind bars with bail refused after being arrested on Wednesday over the alleged murder of Ferenc ‘David’ Stemler in southwestern Sydney last July.
Stemler, 28, was shot dead just after 2am after he met two men outside his rental home on Broughton Street in Canterbury on July 27, 2023.
After reports of a shooting, police officers attached to Burwood Police Area Command found a man with gunshot wounds.
Stemler was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics but died at the scene.
Local police, with assistance from State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, commenced inquiries before the matter was taken carriage of by Task Force Magnus under Strike Force Murrell.
Rhylee Stig, 23 (above) has been arrested for the alleged murder of heavily tattooed David Stemler, who was shot dead in a 2am gangland-style attack last July
Police arrested the pregnant woman who was refused bail when she appeared in court and will be behind bars at least until the middle of April
Task Force Magnus was established in July as a policing strategy to target and disrupt gun-related and violent crime, and to investigate links between recent organised criminal activity in Sydney.
Following extensive inquiries, about 7am on Wednesday, strike force detectives arrested Rhylee Stig in Wetherill Park.
Stig was taken to Fairfield Police Station where she was charged with murder.
She was refused bail and appeared in Fairfield Local Court on Wednesday, where she was formally refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court in April.
About 9.40am on Thursday, a 27-year-old man was transferred from Parklea Correctional Centre to Riverstone Police Station, where he was arrested and is expected to charged with murder.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said the arrests were significant for State Crime Command’s Task Force Magnus.
A pregnant 23-year-old woman has been charged over the execution-style murder of Ferenc ‘David’ Stemler (above) in southwestern Sydney last July
Stemler was shot dead at 2am on Broughton Street, Canterbury (above) after meeting two men in what is believed to be part of a bloody gangland war
‘Following this morning’s resolution, we can now say that an arrest has been made in every homicide investigated by Task Force Magnus,’ Asst Commissioner Fitzgerald said.
‘While the work is never truly done, this is a huge feat for our Command, who were given the difficult job of circuit breaking the brazen violence we saw unfolding on our streets.
‘Task Force Magnus supplemented their suite of capabilities with both proactive and reactive teams, to not only target offenders, but prevent more acts of violence on our streets.
‘The safety of our wider community has – and always will be – our number one priority, and the people of NSW our motivation for crafting such a significant response; one that has evidently had noteworthy success.’
Investigations under Strike Force Murrell continue.
